Barbara Walters and Anne Frank

Well, this seems like an unlikely pairing. Barbara Walters is known as the “eleven-year” anchor of The Today Show, and her contributions to broadcast journalism are well-respected in the field. Born to influential parents, she was surrounded by famous people for most of her formative years, which could account for her relaxed manner when securing her trademark interviewing style. 

Though Anne Frank never interviewed anyone, she certainly had much to say. She and her family were practicing Jews who fled Nazi control during World War II. Her diary, which gives a detailed account of the time that she and her family spent in hiding, has been read and cherished by millions. It is unlikely that she would have known how many people she impacted with her account of adversity and suffering.